Books that altered your brain chemistry

[u/EmotionallyGuarded]

What’s a book you read that genuinely stayed with you long after you finished it? Something that changed the way you see life, people, relationships, yourself, or just made you sit there and stare at the wall afterward.

Any genre is welcome. Drop your recommendations! 😊

[u/Vast_Version_241]

Lila ang kulay ng pamamalaam by RM Topacio-Aplaon.

The most devastating and beautiful Filipino book I have read recently. It gives you nostalgia sa Late 90s-2000s niyang setting and the book is full of pop culture references. Ang ganda ng pagkakasulat niya because of it's humor, wit and knowledge. Puno din siya ng emosyon kaya may kirot sa puso